ESTELLA
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN SCHOOLS THROUGH
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
2022-1-FR01-KA220-SCH-000087322
The Project
The ESTELLA project is a response to the pressing need for environmental education and awareness in Europe. As our world faces the interconnected challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, Europe is taking significant steps towards a greener and more sustainable future. Initiatives like the European Green Deal underscore the urgency of addressing these issues, with young people ranking environmental protection and climate action as top priorities.
However, there is a significant gap in how these critical topics are addressed in education. UNESCO's Learn for our planet study revealed that many educational curricula in 50 countries lack adequate coverage of climate change and biodiversity, while socioemotional skills and action-oriented competencies are often overlooked.
The ESTELLA project is all about bridging this gap and empowering both teachers and students to become environmental champions.
Objectives
Providing teachers the necessary knowledge about the experimential learning method and how it can be used in environmental education.
Engaging and motivating students to actively participate in experiential learning activities.
Testing in secondary schools of every partner country the ESTELLA toolkit and assessing the results.
Creating a digital space for educators and students with a set of hands-on educational experiences to enhance students’ environmental awareness.
Cultivating intercultural bonds between students and schools by participating in EU mobilities.
Raising awareness of the importance of using experiential learning in environmental education in schools.
Activities
Transnational training in Hungary to test the materials of the workshops and train 2 teacher of each partner organization on how to conduct the national workshops.
National capacity building workshops for school teachers aimed at enhancing their competences in using experiential learning to teach environmental education.
International workshop in Italy to train secondary-school educators on how to implement the national piloting and test the digital platform.
Students’ mobility in France to pilot the learning activities of the ESTELLA toolkit.
National piloting of experimental learning for environmental awareness in secondary schools, in each partner country.
Students’ mobility in Greece to pilot the learning activities of the ESTELLA toolkit.National conference to raise awareness on the importance of using experiential learning methods in environmental education, in each partner country.
Resources
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ESTELLA toolkit: 7 workshops and 70 activities/learning scenarios to promote environmental awareness among students
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ESTELLA digital platform for teachers and students including workshops, a set of experiential learning activities and a reflection digital space for students.
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Guide of good practices gained from the implemented activities throughout the project’s lifespan
Impact
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14 educators and teachers will be involved in the transnational training in Hungary.
130 secondary school educators will participate in the 7 national capacity building workshops.
9 teachers will attend to an international workshop in Italy and will be trained to conduct the national pilots.
4 teachers and 10 students will participate in a students’ mobility in France involving. They will be engaged in participatory and innovative hand-on experiences in order to learn more about the environment.
150 students will be involved in the national piloting activities.
4 teachers and 10 students will participate in a students’ mobility in Greece.
150 participants will attend to the ESTELLA’s final conferences carried out in each partner country.
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